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Side Friction: Roller Coasters and the Parks They Live In

Bob, Greg, and Ryan

A podcast about roller coasters and the parks they live in. Each episode will contain a mixture of industry related news, trip reports, interviews and a whole lot of rabbit trails.

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01:08:16

Episode 93 - Unhitched

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2025/08/23

Side Friction - Episode 93 - "Unhitched” August 23rd, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic (as well as the entire community) can't get away from Six Flags so join them for another dive into the mess that circles the chain. Even if Six Flags isn't your thing this episodes doesn't forget about you. Dragon wagon loses part on the track Kings Island Teaser Six Flags to Cut 2026 Capital Spending on New Rides in the US at Cedar Point, Kings Island, and Other Parks Amid Attendance

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01:14:18

Episode 92 - Closed for Litigation

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2025/08/16

Side Friction - Episode 92 - "Closed for Litigation” August 16th, 2025 Yes, more Six Flags talk from Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic but entertaining and a shorter duration this week. If you are tired of Six Flags, don't worry, plenty of other stuff besides Six Flags gets addressed as well. Carowinds Guests Blindsided as Entire Park Suddenly Closes—Here’s What We Know JOANN Fabrics, Party City, Toys R Us, Red Lobster — private equity drove all of them to the ground Did sirens

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02:42:14

Episode 91 - Six Flags Fatigue

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2025/08/09

Side Friction - Episode 91 - "Six Flags Fatigue” August 9th, 2025 A few little things happened at Six Flags this week so Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic dive in with just a small helping of the complete wasteland that the chain has seemingly become almost overnight. If you stick through all the bad news (presented in a hopefully entertaining way) you'll get to hear all about Greg's trip to Japan. Six Flags Mexico Unveils Speedway Stunt Coaster for 2026 - Coaster101 Six Flags out Six

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01:54:27

Episode 90 - Six Flags 2: The Search for More Money

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2025/07/26

Side Friction - Episode 90 - "Six Flags 2: The Search for More Money” July 26th, 2025 Bob and Ryan the Ride Mechanic take control of the show since Greg decided coasters in Japan were more important (ok, we would too). Various news stories get discussed with a couple bombshells, especially one you wouldn't expect Bob to say. Roller Coaster Glitches For Fourth Time in Just Weeks Six Flags America up for sale in August Too expensive to ride: Readers say Kings Island is no longer for the

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01:59:56

Episode 89 - Where Are We?

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2025/07/19

Side Friction - Episode 89 - "Where Are We?” July 19th, 2025 Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they visit the news and somehow end up wandering through the woods. If you are a fan of episodes that feature rabbit trails you'll love this stream of consciousness. Kennywood inspects Steel Curtain after guest hit by flying foam pad Maurer Rides brings world-first interactive indoor roller coaster to HI SPACE FULL TOUR of the National Roller Coaster Museum! ZDT's Amusement

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01:45:58

Episode 88 - Blades of Fury

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2025/07/12

Side Friction - Episode 88 - "Blades of Fury” July 12th, 2025 Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they talk about a collection of news stories that happened over the last couple of weeks. Wind turbine blade gets stuck between 2 Pennsylvania homes Canada's Wonderland set to debut AlpenFury this weekend Siren’s Curse, new ride at Cedar Point, gets stuck again Top Thrill 2 Average Downtime Grizzly Escape Kingda Ka train put to rest in Schrödinger's warehouse Rocky

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02:44:36

Episode 87 - I Know What You Did

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2025/07/05

Side Friction - Episode 87 - "I Know What You Did” July 5th, 2025 Join Greg, Bob, Ryan the Ride Mechanic and Pam in a backwards episode where the news is merely an intro to stories from park visits and events that we all had experienced in our time off last week. Guest struck by cellphone on Kennywood’s Phantom’s Revenge roller coaster Six Flags New England’s “Quantum Accelerator” debut pushed to 2026 Mastodon: https://worldkey.io/@sidefriction Web: https://sidefriction.com

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01:49:22

Episode 86 - Dark Money

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2025/06/21

Side Friction - Episode 86 - "Dark Money” June 21st, 2025 Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic as they talk about the news with rabbit trails and even a Bob rant on the side. Dollywood is quietly building its 'largest new attraction' ever. Kennywood's new sister park Dollywood shares vision after acquisition Every Time Someone Buys A Ticket To A Universal Theme Park, Steven Spielberg Makes $2.38 (In Perpetuity) Orlando's US ThrillRides wins $3.5M lawsuit against major ride

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02:02:42

Episode 85 - Lice, Lice, Baby

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2025/06/14

Side Friction - Episode 84 - "Knott Gonna Happen” June 7th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic are even more all over the place than last week but lots of interesting stuff gets talked about and, as always, a fun episode. Spaceballs 2: The Announcement Angry Voicemail We Got From an Alamo Drafthouse Customer Canada's Wonderland shares first ride-through video of AlpenFury coaster Top Thrill 2 closes for 'mechanical reasons.' When will Cedar Point roller coaster reopen?

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02:05:20

Episode 84 - Knott Gonna Happen

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2025/06/07

Side Friction - Episode 84 - "Knott Gonna Happen” June 7th, 2025 Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic for an episode that is all over the place when it comes to news which starts off with some interesting Six Flags discussion and ends with us reporting the hard hitting news that deeply affects CoasterBro from Coaster Cuzzies Siren’s Curse opening at Cedar Point in late June and you could ride it early Ohio’s first tilt coaster gets opening date Human windshield: Cedar Point

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01:35:47

Episode 83 - Cinnamon Tah-heemie Fries

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2025/05/31

Side Friction - Episode 83 - "Cinnamon Tah-heemie Fries” May 31st, 2025 Ryan is back! After a few weeks of guests and specials the guys are back to normal (well, normal for them) covering the news and whatever else comes up. Join Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic for a fun filled episode. Six Flags to cut 135 jobs at Knott's, Magic Mountain and other California parks PortAventura Unveils the First Mixed Reality Roller Coaster Experience 'It's back, better than ever': Steel Curtain

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01:16:04

Episode 82 - When It's Ready

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2025/05/24

Side Friction - Episode 82 - "When It's Ready” May 24th, 2025 Bob and Greg welcome Rick and Brian Knoebel from Knoebels Amusement Resort on the show this week to talk about what's going on at the park. It's a great time with some great stories and an episode you won't want to miss. Mastodon: https://worldkey.io/@sidefriction Web: https://sidefriction.com

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01:39:38

Episode 81 - Barnyard Breakout

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2025/05/17

Side Friction - Episode 81 - "Barnyard Breakout” May 17th, 2025 This week we have CoasterBro filling in for Ryan joining Bob and Greg in a very farmland centric episode. Cedar Point animals escape from petting zoo for 3rd time in 1 year Hellcat is getting tamed Proof that Top Thrill is Toothless Herschend launches $1.1bn loan to fund acquisition of theme parks Universal’s Epic Universe will drive more guests to Disney World, says parks boss NRCMA: Four historic roller coaster cars

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02:40:25

Episode 80 - Bearly There

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2025/05/10

Side Friction - Episode 80 - "Bearly There” May 10th, 2025 Airtime Myke fills in for Ryan and joins Bob and Greg to discuss the news and.... well, of course Bob and Myke throw opinions around all over the place. It's a long one but a ton of fun. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation Reports 2025 First Quarter Results Millennium Force Valley Top Thrill 2 rollback trouble? What happened to the Cedar Point roller coaster opening dayl Can you find Bob Montezooma’s Revenge reimagining

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01:50:54

Episode 79 - Shipping Not Included

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2025/05/03

Side Friction - Episode 79 - "Shipping Not Included” May 3rd, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic might give you some whiplash with this episode but with all there is to talk about this week it's hard not to. The Zimm Reaper strikes again while Zamperla saves history and a certain museum is so poor they can't even ship stuff -- and that's just a few of the things you'll find out about. Six Flags Announces Plan to Close Six Flags America and Hurricane Harbor After 2025 Season Back

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01:56:36

Episode 78 - Just Add Paint

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2025/04/26

Side Friction - Episode 78 - "Just Add Paint” April 26th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic have a ton of fun with this episode. Covering the news and a healthy dose of rabbit trails for some reason this episode just seems to have brought a lot more laughs than normal. 2 new stores open at Hersheypark Quantum Accelerator Train Reveal - Six Flags New England Kings Island honors Cincinnati with renamed roller coaster for 2025 season Six Flags Gets 'Serious About Fun.' In the

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01:53:36

Episode 77 - Augmented Timbers

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2025/04/19

Side Friction - Episode 77 - "Augmented Timbers” April 19th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic go on a roller coaster of news with happy, sad, and frustrating news all making an appearance. Also plenty of fun stories and thoughts to be heard as well. Fyre Festival 2 ‘Does Not Exist’ According To Isla Mujeres Tourism Board, Organizer Still Claims It’s 'Real’ Superman Ride of Steel SFA gets New Trains Shivering Timbers Track? Camp Snoopy Bird Watchers Club AlpenFury Drone

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01:43:50

Episode 76 - Sequential Parks

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2025/04/12

Side Friction - Episode 75 - "Hot Topics” April 5th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic don't have a lot of news but they talk about what they do have and find plenty of rabbit trails to play around with. Movie based on popular global chocolate company to make stop in Pittsburgh Epic Universe Annual Pass Preview Tickets for Sale – Apr 17 to May 8 Cedar Point's Top Thrill 2 gets inspected this week. When will it open? What we know Universal theme park for Bedfordshire confirmed

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01:45:05

Episode 75 - Hot Topics

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2025/04/05

Side Friction - Episode 75 - "Hot Topics” April 5th, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic explore the news and talk about things they've seen and visit a few rabbit trails while they are at it. Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently closes Superman coaster Welcoming Pantherian to the Jungle (It won't open with the park) Zambezi Zinger Roller Roaster What's new at Cedar Point? Roller coasters, waterslides and more. S… Millie: faster lift Cedar Point hypes return of Top Thrill 2

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01:58:54

Episode 74 - Bobphoria

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2025/03/29

Side Friction - Episode 73 - "Bobterra” March 22nd, 2025 Greg, Bob, and Ryan the Ride Mechanic enter what seems to be a twilight zone situation with Bob oddly finding rainbows and butterflies where no one thought he ever would. This episode is packed with the news of the week but mostly a lot of random rabbit trails that the show loves to embrace. Action News' Alyana Gomez rides 'The Flash' roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure Check out what fresh food Six Flags Great Adventure is

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